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Annals of Ze eland Cleveland newspaper ingest
Wo k Propre's Admini tration
ANNALS OF CLEVELAND
XXVIII
I845 Part I
WPA Project 16823
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0 GRESS ADMINISTRAT TION IN OHIO
District Four - Cleveland Ohio
ANNALS OF CLEVELAND - 1818 - 1935
1845
Volume XXVIII
Part I
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ANN A C E一 A ND 1818 - 1935
A Digest and Index of the Newspaper Record of Events and Opinions
1845
Volume XXVIII
Abstracted principally from the files of the Cleveland HERALD by:
E. Martello
E. McBride
R. Steele
H. Kolinowski
E. Regenauer
F. Rodgers
F. Seraphina
E. Haworth
E. Luckhurst
Multigraphed by the Cleveland WPA Project 16823 Cleveland, Ohio
1938
Distributed by the Cleveland Public Library
Annals of Cleveland - 1818 - 1935 A Digest and Index of the Newspaper Record of Events and Opinions in Two Hundred Volumes.
Written, edited, and multigraphed by the workers of Project No. 16823
Works Progress Administration of Ohio
District Four, Cleveland
under the administration of:
Joseph H. Alexander, WPA District Director Marion F. Wilson, Supervisor Division of Women's and Professional Projects
Project Superintendent: Official Sponsor: Technical Advisers:
Elwood Salsbury
Donald Lybarger, County Recorder Robert C. Binkley, Chairman Joint Committee on Materials for Research of the Social Science
Research Council and the
American Council of Learned Societies. Arthur C. Cole, Editor, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HISTORICAL REVIEW
Other Members of the faculty of Western Reserve University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1845
Introduction
I - II
Classification Lists
III - V
Abstracts
1 - 383
Chronological Index
385 - 397
Subject Heading and
Proper Names Index
399 - 454
Gift- Mr Howard Whipple Green - Jan. 28.1953
I
CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST WPA Project 16823
Introduction:
In the ANNALS OF CLEVELAND, an attempt is made to answer a need long felt by scholars; that of preserving and making readily accessible the detailed record of a city's life and culture as contained in its newspapers. The Annals are to be a set of at least one volume per year, covering the years 1818 - 1935 and including an abstract of every newspaper story that has recorded a local event or expressed a local opinion. Abstracts are filed chronologically under subject headings alphabetically ordered. The abstracts thus arranged are numbered consecutively. A chronological index brings to- gether by number all abstracts from the newspaper of a given date, and a proper names and subject heading index offers an additional check.
The editors have sought to preserve and arrange in this series informa- tion that is nowhere else available and readily subject to control. To avoid duplication they have concentrated their efforts on one major newspaper file . the principal one for the period. This method of work leaves out of account the diversities of opinion expressed by other newspapers. In the hope that the other files may be covered in respect of opinions there ex- pressed, the present volume is numbered Part I. Part II, when and as pro- duced, will complete the presentation of opinion from other sources.
The file of the Cleveland HERALD has been used in the preparation of this volume. In 1845 the editor of the HERALD was J. A. Harris.
Reference Line - H Dec. 5; ed:2/1 indicates that the article follow- ing this reference was an editorial taken from the HERALD of Dec. 5,
1I
page two, column one. An "adv" in the reference line indicates that the abstract was made from an advertisement. The number in parenthesis at the end of the abstract indicates the number of inches in the original newspaper article.
Newspaper files used in abstracting were made available through the courtesy of Mr. Wallace Cathcart, of Western Reserve Historical Society, Miss Linda Eastman, of the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland City Council, Mr. Louis Seltzer of the Cleveland PRESS, and Mr. Earle Martin of the Cleveland NEWS. Miss Marilla Freeman and Mr. William Lippert of the Cleveland Public Library and the City Clerk's Office have been of great assistance.
III
CLASSIFICATION LISTS 1845
ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS
Accidents & Disasters; Droughts; Fires.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture; Droughts; Fruits & Vegetables; Grain; Hay & Feed; Hemp & Jute; Horticulture; Insects; Live Stock; Seeds & Bulbs; Wool.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Art & Artists; Engraving & Lithographing; Maps & Map Making; Photo- graphy; Signs & Sign Painting.
BUSINESS, TRADE & FINANCE
Auctions & Auctioneers; Bakeries & Bakers; Banks & Banking; Barbers; Book Stores & Stationers; Building Materials; Canals & Canal Boats; Caskets; Clothing Trade; Commerce; Communities & Places; Community Growth; Cosmetics & Toilet Goods; Drugs & Druggists; Dry Goods; Furniture; Groceries & Grocers; Hardware; Hotels & Lodgings; Incorpo- rations & Partnerships; Insurance; Jewelry & Jewelers; Markets & Marketing; Money; Musical Instruments; Paints & Varnishes; Real Estate; Retail Stores & Trade; Shaving Equipment; Shipping & Ships; Stoves & Furnaces; Tariff; Tobacco; Vehicles; Wholesale Trade.
COMMUNICATION
Express & Expressmen; Post Office; Postal Service; Telegraph.
CONSTRUCTION
Bridges; Building Construction; Buildings; Hotels & Lodgings.
CRIME & ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Awards & Claims; Capital Punishment; Commutations & Pardons; Courts; Crime & Criminals; Damage Suits; Estates; Forgeries; Gambling & Lotteries; Intoxication; Libel & Slander; Lynching; Penal & Cor- rective Institutions; Suicides.
EDUCATION & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Colleges & Universities; Education; History & Historians; Lectures & Speeches; Libraries & Librarians; Mathematics; Medical Profession; Organizations; Schools & Seminaries.
FOOD & DRINK
Alcoholic Liquors; Fish & Game; Food Adulteration & Inspection; Food & Drink; Fruits & Vegetables; Groceries & Grocers; Meat.
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Asia; Canada; Europe; Great Britain; Islands.
HEALTH
Deafness; Diseases; Medical Profession; Medicine & Surgery; Mesmerism; Poisoning.
IV
CLASSIFICATION LISTS 1845
INDUSTRY
Brass & Copper; Breweries & Distilleries; Chemical Products; Coal; Communities & Places; Community Growth; Cotton; Hides & Skins; Iron & Steel; Leather & Tanning Industry; Machinery; Marble & Stone; Mining & Minerals; Oil; Packing Industry; Printing & Publishing; Shipbuilding; Upholstering.
LABOR
Capital & Labor; Employment & Unemployment.
LITERATURE & THE PRESS
Books & Authors; Libel & Slander; Newspapers; Periodical Publications; Poetry & Poets.
MARRIAGE & THE FAMILY
Children; Divorce & Alimony; Families & Family Life; Marriage & Marriages.
MILITARY FORCES & WAR
Annexation & Expansion; Militia; United States Army; United States Navy; War.
NATURE & ANIMAL LIFE
Flowers & Florists; Greenhouses & Nurseries; Insects; Live Stock; Natural Phenomena.
OCCUPATIONS & PROFESSIONS
Chiropody & Chiropodists; Dentistry & Dentists; Dressmaking; Drugs & Druggists; Jewelry & Jewelers; Legal Profession; Medical Profession.
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
Churches & Sects; Religion.
POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Annexation & Expansion; Awards & Claims; Citizenship; City Govern- ment; Dogs; Foreign Relations; Leases & Rentals; Lighthouses; Negroes; Political Campaigns & Elections; Political Parties; Politics & Government; Post Office; Sectionalism; Slavery; Tariff; Taxation; United States Territories & Possessions.
POPULATION & VITAL STATISTICS
Census & Population; Deaths; Immigration & Emigration; Indians; Negroes; Slavery,
PUBLIC SERVICE & WELFARE
Cemeteries; Children; Deafness; Fire Department; Hospitals; Mental Diseases; Organizations; Streets; Trespassing; Water Supply; Welfare.
RECREATION & SPORTS
Circuses; Entertainment; Fish & Game; Gambling & Lotteries; Games & Sports; Museums & Galleries.
V
CLASSIFICATION LISTS 1845
SCIENCE & INVENTION
Antiques & Curios; Astronomy; Bakeries & Bakers; Museums & Galleries; Science & Technology; Wells.
SOCIAL LIFE & CUSTOMS
Anniversaries; Conduct & Customs; Dancing; Duels & Dueling; Fashions; Holidays; Social Events; Spiritualism & Occultism.
SOCIAL REFORM
Reform Movements; Temperance; Women.
THEATER, MUSIC & DANCE
Entertainment; Exhibitions; Music; Musical Instruments; Theater.
TRANSPORTATION
Bridges; Canals & Canal Boats; Railroads; Rivers & Harbors; Roads & Highways; Shipping & Ships; Streets; Travel.
MISCELLANEOUS
Animals; Lost & Found; Missing Persons; Persons & Personages; Public Squares & Circles; Soap; Superstition; Weather.
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 1 - 7
ABOLITION. See Slavery
ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS
1 - H Apr. 17:3/1 - A Mr. McKee, who was engaged yesterday in clean- ing out a well on Bank st. almost lost his life when the chain by which he was lowering himself into the well broke. Part of the well caved in, making his escape quite a marvel, as the earth was packed so deep and close over him that he became insensible for a time from suffocation.
(4)
2 - H Apr. 25; ed: 3/1 - Coroner Camp held two inquests today on bodies found in the river this morning. Both had been in the water for some time. One has been identified as a Mr. Jacob, a German warehouse man who was employed by a Mr. Monroe. He has been missing since March. The other body was not identified. The clothing was old and patched. The age was not determined, though appearances indicated that he was a young man. (3)
3 - H June 2:3/1 - Coroner Camp held an inquest this morning on the body of a woman drowned in a slip near the warehouse of D. U. Barney and Company. She was identified as Nancy Topping, 25. A verdict of death by accidental drowning was returned.
(3)
4 - H June 26; ed: 3/1 - A few mornings since a promising little lad, son of Mrs. P. B. Harris was playing with some comrades with the wind- lass used in removing a building, when the lever came suddenly round and struck him on the head, fracturing his skull. But faint hopes of the recovery of the little sufferer are entertained. (7.)
5 - II July 14:3/1 - Samuel H. Barton, a mason by trade, and recently from Rochester, N. Y., was drowned in the lake yesterday while bathing. Barton was boarding at A. H. Cleveland's on Erie st. Efforts to recover the body failed until the vital spark had become extinct. .
(3)
6 - H July 25:3/1 - Francis March, at work on the dock yesterday after- noon, bought a half gallon of whisky of which he drank freely, and be- tween 8 and 9 o'clock in the evening he was seen to jump into the river. The person who saw him supposed he went in to wash himself, but seeing him lie in the water face down, asked him if he could swim. No answer being received, the person stepped for a pole to get March out, but he sunk before assistance could be given. (verbatim) (2)
7 - H Aug. 13; ed:3/1 - Yesterday the team of Bosworth attached to a wagon loaded with stone, was left for a moment in front of Fowler's hotel. The horses ran away and came in contact with the team of Mr. Wiley of East Cleveland. As a result one of Wiley's horses was killed and Wiley was thrown from the wagon and broke his arm.
2
CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 8 - 12
ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS (Cont'd)
"Hold on to your horses! No matter how steady horses may be, they are liable to take fright, and no man who properly regards the safety of his fellow man will omit the necessary precaution."
(2)
8 - H Aug. 19:3/2 - A German lad aged 16 years, was drowned in the canal on Sunday. He was bathing in the canal in company with other lads, and not being a good swimmer got upon a raft of boards which the smaller boys pushed from the shore. Frightened, probably, he fell off and sunk (sic). (verbatim)
(1)
9 - H Sept. 25:3/1 - A stranger, name and place of residence not learned, deck passenger on the Propeller DETROIT, while passing on a plank from the propeller to a schooner, last evening, fell into the river and was drowned. He was intoxicated. (verbatim) (1)
Shipping
10 - H Apr. 15; ed: 3/1 - Albany papers of Apr. 12 state that the wreck of the SWALLOW remains in the position it was left at the accident, except that the stern has settled to a greater depth in the water. No effort has been made to raise the boat. It is supposed that many bodies are confined in the wreck. Two more bodies were recovered on Apr. 11, making 13 in all.
The clerk's list is supposed to show the number of persons aboard as 250. 1f 204 were saved, and 13 bodies recovered, 33 are unaccounted for at this time.
The circumstances attending the loss of the SWALLOW are such as to show gross negligence on the part of the pilot, at least, and the Senate of New York has appointed Messrs. Beekman, Bartlow, and Chamberlain to investigate the matter.
"Burnett is an old river pilot, and has hithertofore been discharged for intemperance. When the facts all come out, we presume it will be found that the sad calamity was owing to the influence of that bane of human life, alcohol."
(10)
11 - H Aug. 16; ed: 3/1 - "The steamer KENT. - Just as we expected. An examination by the Canada authorities exculpates the officers and seamen of the KENT from all blame. Like the boy in school . he did not whistle, it whistled itself; neither the LONDON ran into the KENT nor the KENT into the LONDON. Of course they ran into themselves!" (1)
12 - H Sept. 24:3/2 - The steamboat OREGON, in coming in during the blow about 8 o'clock last evening, a heavy sea running, parted one of the rudder chains, and the boat sheered across so as to bring her head with great force against one of the piers. The concussion broke the cutwater and started some of the butts, but did, we believe, no very serious injury. She is now lying in the river. (verbatim) (1)
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstacts 13 - 17
ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS - Shipping (Cont'd)
13 - H Nov. 21:3/1 . The sch. ELIZABETH WARD, Capt. Crowl, was cap - sizel during the severe squall on Tuesday night, near the Islands. It was at first reported that the crew were lost, but a later report is that they saved themselves in the small boat. The WARD is owned by Russell & Crowl of this port. (verbatim) (1)
See also Droughts; Fires & Fire Prevention
AGRICULTURE
14 - H Jan. 15; ed: 2/1 - "It is very much to be regretted that the farmers of our State cannot be more generally induced to subscribe to, and read, Agricultural papers .... Now we do not expect that the Agricultural Journals are going to learn (sic) you how to plough, but they will tell you what kind of plow will do your work best and at least expense of labor; and a well conducted Agricultural Journal will tell you the results of experiments by those who have means to pursue experiments; and from knowing of their results, you will avoid the unprofitable, and be instructed how best to pursue the most successful."
(15)
15 - H Feb. 17; ed:2/1 - Wetmore introduced a bill in the senate for the encouragement of agriculture. The bill provi'es for the formation of a state board of seven members, of whom the governor is one. They are to meet at Columbus within one month after the passage of the bill to prepare a uniform system for conducting county agricultural surveys, designate premiums, digest and arringe all information of all kinds re- lating to agriculture.
"These are a few of the prominent features of the bill, which if it shall become a lav, must prove advantageous to the agricultural inter- ests of the State."
(4)
16 - H Mar. 11; ed: 3/2 - Wetmore of the Ohio senate has reported a bill for the organization of a state board of agriculture and domestic indus- try, to be composed of members from different counties appointed by the legislature. This board is to have the power of instituting surveys and organizing societies. It will meet yearly at Columbus, when a dele- gate from each county society shall be received, and his report heard.
"Individual exertion, unsupported by general encouragement, will not long endure, and we hope our Legislators will not overlook the enact- ment of laws to the advancement of the principal wealth of which we boast."
(4)
17 - H July 12:2/3 - Dr. J. P. Kirtland of Cuyahoga county was named one of nine members of the state board of agriculture on June 25 at the convention of state farmers in Columbus. This newly organized board is to serve one year, until the general assembly passes a law providing for the election of a board of agriculture by the people.
(3)
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 18 - 22
AGRICULTURE (Cont'd)
18 - H Aug. 28; ed: 3/2 . The Northampton, Conn., GAZETTE expresses pleasure over the fine specimens of buckwheat grown in brake swamps in that vicinity, and points to the value of such swamps, formerly only waste land, for farming purposes.
"There are many pieces of low grounds in our State, that like this 'Brake Swamp' are very rich in depth of soil, and would yield productive crops if they were cultivated." (3)
19 - H Sept. 6; ed:3/1 - Professor Scott, widely and favorably known as a gentleman of scientific accomplishment, will direct the newly organized Farmers' Collegiate hall of Hamilton county, established for agricultural research.
"We trust that this noble example will be followed by other counties in Ohio and elsewhere." (3)
20 - H Oct. 24; ed:2/1 - The Berkshire Agricultural society celebrated its 35th anniversary in Pittsfield on Oct. 1 and 2, and from the reports, it must have been an excellent celebration. There were exhibitions of stock, ploughing matches and contests, premium awards, and recitations of poetry on that noble animal - the swine.
"Long, long may this Parent Agricultural Society in the United States flourish, and be productive in the future, as it has been in the past, of the best results to those who cultivate the earth." (11)
21 . H Nov. 1; ed: 2/1 - Cuyahoga county farmers met on John Reid's grounds in Newburgh, on Oct. 30 and conducted a spirited ploughing match. The match was organized in an effort to test local sentiment on the subject of another local agricultural society. Several hundred spec. tators and nine teams were in attendance. Each team was to plow one- third of an acre to a depth not less than five inches.
The following were named winners: Joseph Luty, first premium, four dollars; Robert Tate, and Thomas Kale, each a $3.50 premium; Samuel Towns, premium, two dollars; Robert Kale and . * - Dille, each a premium of one dollar. The best time for the ploughing was one hour and ten minutes.
"All that is now wanting to stimulate to improved energies and intro- duction of improved implements, seeds, cattle, &c., is action on the part of the State, and we trust our next Legislature will so act for the true welfare of the State that every County shall have her Agricultural Soci. ety, numbering hundreds of members, and marching rapidly onward in im- provements."
(10)
22 - H Dec. 8:3/2 - We learn that petitions are in circulation praying the legislature to enact laws favoring the establishment of a State Agricultural society, and also in reference to imposing a tax upon dogs.
*illegible
5
CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 23 - 27
AGRICULTURE (Cont'd)
Ohio is strictly and essentially an agricultural state, and as such agri- culture should receive assistance from the general fund for its improve- ment and for the further development of its resources. The tax upon dogs is certainly one which nine-tenths of our people will readily admit is desired, more especially in large farming and sheep-growing districts. The destruction to a flock of sheep is oftentimes the entire ruin of an individual's profits for the year. The fact that there is now no redress, is exceedingly discouraging to the pursuit of wool growing, and therefore incidentally affects the resources of the state.
"We hope all who can get opportunity will sign these petitions."
(3)
23 . H Dec. 29; ed:2/1 - The Hon. William Wetmore has introduced into the senate a bill for the encourgement of agriculture. There is one point in this bill which to us of the northern part of the state is not just - the establishment of the state board of agriculture. Only one of the gentlemen on the board is from the Reserve, the south and central counties furnishing the others. "With such construction of a 'Board, ' where is the prospect of the North part of the State receiving any bene- fit from the bill?" We call the attention of Wetmore to this point. (7)
See also Droughts; Fruits & Vegetables; Grain; Hay & Feed; Horticul - ture; Insects
ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
24 - H Feb. 1; adv: 1/5 - Ashbrook's Rectified Whiskey constantly for sale by B. F. Smith & Co. on the dock.
H Feb. 28:3/3 - See Streets (1)
25 - H July 1; adv: 4/4 . This day rec'd from Montreal - Port, Sherry and Madeira Wines - Brandy, Holland Gin and Schedem Gin, in bottles. Also, Scotch ale and London Porter. The above are of first quality and will be sold at fair prices, by H. Mould & Sons, 32 Superior-st. (verbatim)
(1)
26 - H Sept. 10; ed:3/1 . The mayor of New York has stationed police of - ficers at mock auction shops in that city with placards bearing this in- scription - "Beware of Mock Auctions."
"It would be a work of mercy if the Mayor of Cleveland would place a police officer at the door of every drinking house in the city, with a bold placard . Beware of Dram Shops!"
(3)
27 - H Nov. 22; adv:2/4 - Appalling Disclosures! There will be sold hereafter, at Segur's Saloon, 2d door South of 0. Cutter's Auction Rooms, the following: Scotch Ale, Beer, Cider, Phila. Porter, London Porter, etc.
N. B. - Oysters wholesale and retail . Game of every variety served to order in Season.
See also Temperance
(1)
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 28 - 33
AMUSEMENTS. See Entertainment
ANIMALS
23 - H May 20:3/1 - Quite an addition was recently made to the Menagerie of Welch & Co., the "leaping tiger" having furnished an accession of two young ones to the den of beasts. (verbatim) (1)
See also Dogs; Livestock
ANNEXATION & EXPANSION
29 - H June 3; ed: 3/1 - It has been repeatedly stated that many of the Oregon emigrants have an eye on California, which is represented as a very desirable country.
Many Americans have already located there, and it appears by late intelligence that an effort on the part of the people to throw off the Mexican yoke has proved entirely successful. "As soon as Texas is se- cured, we presume the friends of enlarging our territory will open nego- tiations for the annexation of California."
(2)
30 - H July 10; ed:3/1 - The Oregon and Texas fever is turning now to- ward California, and ere long the tide of emigration will be divided among Oregon, California, and Texas.
"We are bound to become a great people."
(1)
31 - H July 31; ed: 2/1 - The Montreal COURIER mentions the arrival at Lachine on July 23 of Sir George Simpson from the interior of Hudson bay. Through him it was learned that the U. S. citizens who had emi- grated to Oregon were dissatisfied with the character of the country, and that of the 5,000 who have arrived there from time to time, 1,000 have proceeded to California.
"The tide of emigration from the United States, which has commenced tumbling over the Rocky Mountains, will naturally flow to the richest and most desirable valley drained by the great Pacific, whether in Ore- gon or California."
(4)
32 - H Aug. 7; ed:3/1 - The leading demagogues in central and southern Illinois are stirring up the people to hold Oregon mass meetings, and one has already been held. The proceedings exhibit a wonderful ebulli- tion of Oregonic patriotism, and no doubt will frighten John Bull from the entire Pacific coast. They talk largely of sustaining the honor of the country untarnished, in apparent forgetfulness that the state of Illinois is disgraced at home and abroad with the brand of repudiation. Instead of wasting their time in regulating Oregon matters, the people of the prairie state could be more profitably employed in tilling their fertile soil and scraping together the wherewith to pay their honest debts. (verbatim) (2)
33 - H Sept. 1; ed:3/2 - In 1842, 60 emigrants left for the west from Independence, Mo. In 1843, there were 560, and last year, 813. This year, some 2075 have departed for the setting sun. If the progression continues, the number of emigrants leaving for the west in 1850 will reach 80,000.
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CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1845
Abstracts 34 - 37
ANNEXATION & EXPANSION (Cont'd)
"This may bave the appearance of over-exaggerated calculation, but we have no doubt that time will prove it a true one."
(3)
34 - H Sept. 1; ed:2/1 - A small company of California emigrants left Independence, Mo., on Aug. 15 with the intent to overturn the present government of California and establish an independent rule. It is thought there will be no opposition from Mexico because of the great difficulty of sending troops through the arid deserts of southern Cal - ifornia. A revolution may be looked for by next spring.
(3)
35 - H Sept. 19; ed: 3/1 - The Illinois annexationists are a grasping set, and after having settled our claim to Oregon and California by mass meetings, have turned their attention to Cuba. The people of St. Clair county recently held a meeting to devise means of annexing that island to the United States. The meeting instructed President Polk to purchase Cuba.
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